to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to become clear; to be made public
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
lightly; easily; carelessly
middle of the night; dead of night
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
flat cap; cloth cap; newsboy cap; (hunting) cap
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
bent back; hunchback; stoop
mask; disguise; guise; mask
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
nothing but; except; no more than
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
such; this sort of; like this
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
gold lettering; gilt letters